Some of the top films, TV shows and books today are what was once called “genre fiction,” like sci-fi and fantasy. So is it a golden age for the geeky arts? Or is this mainstream-ization of geek culture more ominous? We explore that question with renowned sci-fi author Gret Bear in the first episode of our special pop-culture podcast series, hosted by Frank Catalano. Follow all our coverage and see more on Geek Culture at GeekWire.com

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Some of the top films, TV shows and books today are what was once called “genre fiction,” like sci-fi and fantasy. So is it a golden age for the geeky arts? Or is this mainstream-ization of geek culture more ominous? We explore that question with renowned sci-fi author Gret Bear in the first episode of our special pop-culture podcast series, hosted by Frank Catalano. Follow all our coverage and see more on Geek Culture at <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/">GeekWire.com</a> Thank you to this week's sponsors: The University of Washington's Human Centered Design and Engineering department. Learn more: <a href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hcde.washington.edu"> www.hcde.washington.edu</a>; and Hughes Marino, the commercial real estate company now expanding to Seattle. Learn more: <a href="http://hughesmarino.com">hughesmarino.com</a>

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